When Plan "A" Fails, Always Have a Plan "B"

The best plans can always fail the second they are implemented. The true test is how quickly you can assess failure and readjust for success!

Here goes...

Thursday's Workout:

10 Rounds for time:
5 pullups (stationary bar)
10 pushups
15 squats
Total 22:53

4 mile run.. didn't time, but it was about 45 minutes.

The stationary bar really slows me down. My pullups are so slow when I'm not using the again faster bar. I've been studying video about proper kip form on stationary bars. There's a nice little park up the hill from me that has great bars and I should be able to practice. I have found it is easier to keep my hands parallel on two bars, than doing pullups on one bar. It also prevents me from hitting my head on the bar behind me.

Friday Workout:
Workout aborted for two reasons...
1. In order to avoid family tension. It gets tense around family when I go exercise. Some of my family thinks I'm crazy. Others think I should forgo my workout for one day in order to spend time with family. Any suggestions??.....
2. I forgot my Kettlebell!! For those of you who don't know me well.. I forget things all the time. For example, I get dressed at work after X-fit and I forget my shoes at least once a week. If it's ot my shoes it's my clothes or something else.

So, I decided for my own sanity to take a break Friday and that means I would have to workout Saturday and Sunday. No biggie!

Saturday's Workout:
I called this workout "Plan B" or "It's freakin' cold in Baltimore too!"

10 rounds
5 pullups (stationary bar)
500 meter run (I have absolutely no sense of distance.. 500 meters sounds good, but I actually have no idea how far I ran. It took me about 420 paces running.)

4 rounds
20 seconds hold wall squat
10 seconds rest

10 dips on parallel bars

I scouted out a nice little school playground up the street from my brother's house. This afternoon (right when I felt a big family fight coming on) I threw on my running shoes and a light coat and ran up to the school. The winds were pretty bad and made running difficult, but I was happy to get out and get my heart rate going.

The plan for tomorrow... get back to Arlington fairly early and go to my favorite big box gym. I haven't been there since I started CFOT. I haven't decided whether to do KB hell or Helen? I'll decide when I get there probably. I'd really like to get my time in for Helen and get my dockwork time too. So I guess my plan for Sunday is to not really have a plan.

Cheers!